noHi Chris,
Did you happen to work for Ocean Frontiers when they were doing the feeding and the shark interaction dives that were banned in 2002? Sharks are still quite commonly seen, especially off the sites at the SE corner
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noHi Chris,
Did you happen to work for Ocean Frontiers when they were doing the feeding and the shark interaction dives that were banned in 2002? Sharks are still quite commonly seen, especially off the sites at the SE corner
I didn't know other operators were feeding, I don't know a lot of things. We spent a lot of time on Grand Cayman from 1996-2004, until Ivan blew over our time share at Indies Suites.
a couple small ops were doing on the sly, because CIWA and gov were very against.I didn't know other operators were feeding, I don't know a lot of things. We spent a lot of time on Grand Cayman from 1996-2004, until Ivan blew over our time share at Indies Suites.
Size matters? Both women were slender and petite........but were there any similarities?
I'll be very interested if more authoritative information comes out that there actually were THREE tiger sharks involved in the attack, as opposed to a more likely single tiger and other more common sharks having simply been sighted in the area.
Well, why don't you enlighten everyone? We do have one research paper linked here concluding that feeding them alters their behavior. Do you have any research you can share?
As for the likelihood of shark feeding operations having anything to do with increased probability of sharks approaching people common sense would imply that it's true. Why is it that feeding wild alligators and bears is a bad idea but feeding sharks is OK? The Sharm al Sheikh attacks are believed to have been likely caused by shark feeding.
Illegal feeding thought to be among reasons for Egypt's shark attack
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As for the relationship between shark population and shark attacks, that's been well established and is the very reason they use shark nets in Australia, and they have been very effective.
Shark net - Wikipedia
I have lived, fished and suba dived in Florida and the Bahamas my whole life. I can say with confidence that at least in the Ábacos, over the years, there has been a change in shark behavior. Maybe 25 yrs back you could spear a fish and occasionally a shark would cruise in the distance. Now you get in the water with your spear and the sharks show up and follow you around. If you spear a fish they frequently will come and try to get it. Several bites have occurred in the last few years on people bringing their catch to the boat.